Working primarily in clay and bronze, Jesse Wine develops sculptural forms that move fluidly between figuration and abstraction. His practice centers on the body as both subject and structural device, often fragmenting or distending limbs into architectural supports. Clay is used for its responsiveness and gravity, allowing forms to register pressure, compression, and touch. Bronze enters the work through casting processes that preserve fragile organic matter, including plants gathered during travel. Across materials, Wine exploits contrasts between weight and lift, hardness and malleability. Architectural references anchor the sculptures spatially and conceptually. Autobiographical elements surface obliquely, embedded in motifs rather than narrated directly. These works function as material records of experience, memory, and movement through place. Wine’s sculptures invite viewers to hold bodily, architectural, and natural forms in a state of productive suspension.

Among the artist’s recent solo exhibitions are Love and Other Strangers, Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo, Brazil (2026); Time’s Arrow, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Scotland (2025); Both, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Scotland (2022); Imperfect List, Sculpture Center, New York, USA (2020); Jesse Wine: Sludgy Portrait of Himself, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, UK (2016) e Young man red, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, Netherlands (2016); Baltic Center for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK (2014). He has also participated in the group shows Artists for Kettle’s Yard, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, UK (2026); Énormément bizarre, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (2025); Hot Pot. Further Thoughts on Earthy Materials, Gesellschaft Fuer Aktuelle Kunst, Bremen, Germany (2018) e Lynda Benglis, Erika Verzutti, Jesse Wine, Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel | Carpintaria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2017).

The artist has works in important public collections, such as Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; HEM Museum, Foshan, China; Arts Council Collection, London, UK e The Roberts Institute of Art, London, UK.